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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From tuath + -an + -ach; compare Irish tuathánach.
Pronunciation
Noun
tuathanach m (genitive singular tuathanaich, plural tuathanaich)
- farmer, agriculturalist
- peasant
- tenant
- yeoman
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Adjective
tuathanach (comparative tuathanaiche)
- farming, agricultural
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References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap